how do the following control surfaces of an air planes are used for Ailerons,elevators,rudder,flaps?

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Praise Jeremy for his brevity. However, I felt I should explain in slightly greater and more technical detail about the "Axes of flight," which are important to understand, should you desire greater understanding. They relate to how the control surfaces change the heading and direction of an airplane.

You pull the Yoke back towards you when you are rolling down the runway and have attained sufficient speed to transfer the weight of the airplane from the wheels to the wings. This is a gradual process that increases as you accelerate. So, there you are, on the runway, accelerating toward lift-off speed (approximately 57 knots in a Cessna 152). The Yoke moves the elevator about the lateral axis.

You reach say, 57 knots, and pull the Yoke back towards you, the "elevator" is actuated, and the nose rises. You may have flaps, or you may not, depending on the situation at the airport where you're taking off. If there's something at the end of the runway, you want to quickly climb. They call this a "short field" situation.

You use your feet to guide the airplane while you're on the ground, and you use your feet to "steer" the airplane as you lift off. Your feet actuate the rudder, right foot for right rudder, left foot for left rudder, etc. If there is a crosswind from your right, you give it right rudder; a crosswind from your left, you give it left rudder. The rudder moves the plane about the vertical axis.

If you're in a short-field situation, you pull the Yoke back a bit to lift the weight off the nose wheel to keep it out of the mud.

The ailerons are used to keep the wings level. They move, or "roll" the plane about the "longitudinal axis." You use them to fly "coordinated." That is, an appropriate about of aileron input and a corresponding amount of rudder. You "keep the ball centered," that's "coordinated flight." Please, consult with a flight instructor should you require more detail.

When you've practiced a bit over the practice area, and return home to land, you use flaps to slow your speed, and to provide greater lift at the slower speed. Still, you have to keep the plane in the air, so don't slow down too much. Airspeed is critical in all aspects of flight, you use power or throttle to control airspeed. Nowhere is airspeed control more critical, than on final approach. Flaps are actuated (usually on the base leg) just adjacent to the runway. You can add, ten, twenty, or thirty degrees of flaps, depending on the requirements of the airfield in which you intend to land. Again, the use of flaps requires specialized knowledge, you should ask a Certified Flight Instructor to explain it to you.

You also reduce power when you're returning to slow the aircraft down from cruise speed in accordance with the regulations and requirements of the aircraft. A heavier aircraft requires more power and a bigger wing to remain aloft.

There are a number of sources to which I will refer you to. All of them need to be carefully considered; do not assume that you know how to fly from this answer. You would need to consult with a CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) for quite a bit of explanation before you would understand the material presented here....Show more

I shall keep this brief.

Ailerons are used to bank the airplane (or roll, whatever you call it). This is primarily how and why and airplane turns. There is one on the end of each wing. One goes up, one goes down, and the plane turns.

Elevator is the tail. The horizontal part. It controls pitch. If you pull back on stick or yoke, the elevator moves up and pushes the tail down, this makes the nose go up and climb. A nice side effect of this is as the nose pitches up and climbs the speed will drop.

Rudder is used mostly for coordinating turns and crosswind landings. Its on the vertical tail. It yaws the plane side to side. When turning the plane banks and rudder is used to sorta 'coax' it into the turn.

You can derive the use of the controls from what i said. Ailerons arent used in level flight, or climb really. Rudder is used in crosswinds and turns. Elevator is used to climb and descent (along with more importantly power, elevator can be seen to control airspeed)

Oh and flaps. Flaps are used for landing to create more lift, more drag, and lower the stall speed. Without flaps a plane usually will land very nose high and fast. Flaps level the nose, allow it to fly slower, and create more drag and a steeper descent angle. They can also be used to takeoff....Show more

They change the shape of the wings or stabilizers making the air flow different and changing the aerodynamics of the aircraft.Basically when a part of the plane becomes vertical it is pushed by the air thus making the plane move.he more vertical a part of the plane is the more it gets pushed...Show more

NO whilst they fall down the greenback we are able to starve to dying or kill off one yet another scuffling with over crumbs. they does not want to spray great aspects and contaminate the earth. although the chinese language or between the Arab international locations could want to do it....Show more